Prabhjot Singh

Prabhjot Singh (born 14 August 1980) is a field hockey forward for the Indian National Hockey Team. He is best known for his fast and attacking play.

Prabhjot Singh
Personal information
Born (1973-02-10) 10 February 1973
Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Playing position Forward
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Sher-e-Punjab 13 (10)
2013–present Mumbai Magicians
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–present India 218
Medal record
Men’s field hockey
Representing  India
Asia Cup
2007 ChennaiTeam
Champions Challenge
2001 Kuala Lumpur Team
2007 BoomTeam
Junior World Cup
2001 HobartTeam

Career

Prabhjot debuted for the Men's National Team in 2001. He was part of the national squad in the 2004 Athens Olympic, where India finished in 7th place.

Apart from representing India in hockey, he is also an officer in Indian Oil.

He was the captain of the Sher-e-Punjab team in the World Series Hockey in 2012.

In 2016, Prabhjot was repeatedly dodged by a Calgary King's XI defender, which left him embarrassed in front of a huge crowd.

Awards

He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2008 for exceptional performance as an Indian striker.[1]

Controversy

During FIH World Cup, 2010 he showed the middle finger to the home crowd after a loss 2–4 loss against Argentina. He later apologized for this act.[2] This was one of the worst performance by India in Hockey World Cup as the team finished 8th in the tournament.[3]

References
  1. "National sports awards given away". The Hindu. 30 August 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  2. "Prabhjot Singh sorry for showing finger to crowd". Times of India. 20 March 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  3. "Hockey player Prabhjot Singh shows middle finger to the crowd".
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